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Exactly. Every language has their own names for other countries and cities. I once got into an argument with a Russian who insisted I was saying “Moscow” wrong, as apparently I was supposed to say it exactly it like they do, “Moskva” while speaking English. I asked him how Russians say Washington, D.C. and my point was immediately proven.


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